"So, what direction will NOTL voters choose? That’s impossible to predict but what we do know is it has never been easier to exercise your democratic franchise," writes Kevin MacLean.
"At the end of the day, we need someone who can get Ford to respect us until we can try again to vote him out. The question, I guess, becomes, what’s the best strategy?" writes Richard Harley.
"If we elect the same people (and most are reoffering) we’ll get the same result. More hotels. More bending over for tourism. More construction. More old buildings razed. More density. More compromise. More loss," writes Garth Turner.
"If you are one of the approximately 191,000 Niagara residents that live outside the boundaries of the three large cities, you have just been marginalized as a perpetual member of the minority," writes Brian Marshall.
"He had the large sculpture placed in front of the Prince of Wales Hotel, but local leaders didn’t think it belonged at the corner of King and Queen streets. Much controversy ensued and Gerry the Giraffe was soon turfed," writes Ross Robinson.
Dear editor:
It has been years since I have read such a heartless letter by Beth Macdonald, "Time to change thinking about our environment," (The Lake Report,...
Dear editor:
I have read Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library CEO Cathy Simpson’s opinion piece respecting Freedom to Read Week, ("Censorship and what we are allowed to...
Dear editor:
This is an open letter to Niagara-on-the-Lake parents.
Does it make sense to you that a town with 1,000-plus teens doesn't provide a high...
Dear editor:
I am reading in amazement about "messy" trees and making room in yards for completely unnecessary landfill toys (the manufacturing process and environmental...
From newborn to their nineties, the women of Niagara-on-the-Lake turned out this past Monday morning in a show of strength and solidarity.
Tomorrow — Friday,...
Dear editor:
We read the article about town council’s discussion regarding our present tree bylaws (“Restrictions on tree cuttings are unfair, councillors say”) in the...
Dear editor:
One could hardly disagree that members of the Marotta family has been treated by many in the Niagara-on-the-Lake community, including our elected officials,...
Dera editor:
Further to The Lake Report's Feb. 22 story, "Town’s restrictions on tree cuttings are unfair, councillors say," this subject requires better thinking about...
Dear editor:
The divisive, far right American culture wars have arrived at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public library and, shockingly, the call is coming from within the...
Dear editor:
When I wrote to members of town council about our tree bylaw and protecting trees on construction sites, particularly in Chautauqua, I only...
